TY - JOUR
T1 - Activation of Pyrazines by a Mg–Mg-bonded Compound
T2 - Reduction, Homocoupling, and Formation of Metallomacrocycles
AU - Sun, Zhenzhou
AU - Li, Yongsheng
AU - Yang, Li
AU - Geng, Jianqi
AU - Zhao, Yanxia
AU - Su, Ji Hu
AU - Wu, Biao
AU - Yang, Xiao Juan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 American Chemical Society
PY - 2026/6/1
Y1 - 2026/6/1
N2 - The α-diimine-ligated Mg–Mg-bonded compound [K(THF)3]2[LMg–MgL] (1, L = [(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(CH3)]22–) can effectively promote the reduction of pyrazine (Pyz) and derivatives under ambient conditions. Reaction of 1 with 1 equiv of pyrazines (Pyz, 2-MePyz, and 2,5-Me2Pyz) caused two-electron reduction of pyrazines to the dianion (RnPyz2–), which bridges two [LMg(II)] fragments to yield dinuclear complexes [K(THF)2]2[L2–(THF)MgII(μ-RnPyz2–)MgII(THF)L2–] (2–4). When 2 equiv of pyrazine substrates were used, the tetranuclear square complexes, featuring pyrazine radical anions (2,3-Me2Pyz)•– (5) or reductive C–C coupling of Pyz (6), were isolated. Moreover, in the dinuclear complex [L•–MgII(μ-Phz2–)MgIIL•–] (8), the original dianion of α-diimine, L2–, was oxidized to a monoanion (L•–), and phenazine (Phz) was reduced to a dianion.
AB - The α-diimine-ligated Mg–Mg-bonded compound [K(THF)3]2[LMg–MgL] (1, L = [(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(CH3)]22–) can effectively promote the reduction of pyrazine (Pyz) and derivatives under ambient conditions. Reaction of 1 with 1 equiv of pyrazines (Pyz, 2-MePyz, and 2,5-Me2Pyz) caused two-electron reduction of pyrazines to the dianion (RnPyz2–), which bridges two [LMg(II)] fragments to yield dinuclear complexes [K(THF)2]2[L2–(THF)MgII(μ-RnPyz2–)MgII(THF)L2–] (2–4). When 2 equiv of pyrazine substrates were used, the tetranuclear square complexes, featuring pyrazine radical anions (2,3-Me2Pyz)•– (5) or reductive C–C coupling of Pyz (6), were isolated. Moreover, in the dinuclear complex [L•–MgII(μ-Phz2–)MgIIL•–] (8), the original dianion of α-diimine, L2–, was oxidized to a monoanion (L•–), and phenazine (Phz) was reduced to a dianion.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105040858471
U2 - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00792
DO - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00792
M3 - Article
C2 - 42152222
AN - SCOPUS:105040858471
SN - 0020-1669
VL - 65
SP - 11817
EP - 11826
JO - Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Inorganic Chemistry
IS - 21
ER -